1933 Boston Braves season

The 1933 Boston Braves season was the 63rd season of the franchise.

1933 Boston Braves
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1876)
Location
Braves Field (since 1915) Boston, Massachusetts (since 1871)
Results
Record	83–71 (.539)
League place	4th
Other information
Owner(s)	Emil Fuchs
Manager(s)	Bill McKechnie
Local television	none
Local radio	WNAC (Fred Hoey)
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Offseason

• December 29, 1932: Shanty Hogan was purchased by the Braves from the New York Giants for $25,000.[1]

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Giants	91	61	0.599	—	48–27	43–34
Pittsburgh Pirates	87	67	0.565	5	50–27	37–40
Chicago Cubs	86	68	0.558	6	56–23	30–45
Boston Braves	83	71	0.539	9	45–31	38–40
St. Louis Cardinals	82	71	0.536	9½	47–30	35–41
Brooklyn Dodgers	65	88	0.425	26½	36–41	29–47
Philadelphia Phillies	60	92	0.395	31	32–40	28–52
Cincinnati Reds	58	94	0.382	33	37–42	21–52

Record vs. opponents

1933 National League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	BR	CHC	CIN	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL
Boston	—	13–9–1	7–15	12–10	12–10–1	11–11	13–9	15–7
Brooklyn	9–13–1	—	9–13	10–12–1	8–14–2	13–9	7–15	9–12
Chicago	15–7	13–9	—	11–11	9–13	15–7	12–10	11–11
Cincinnati	10–12	12–10–1	11–11	—	4–17	7–14	7–15	7–15
New York	10–12–1	14–8–2	13–9	17–4	—	15–6	13–9	9–13–1
Philadelphia	11–11	9–13	7–15	14–7	6–15	—	7–15	6–16
Pittsburgh	9–13	15–7	10–12	15–7	9–13	15–7	—	14–8
St. Louis	7–15	12–9	11–11	15–7	13–9–1	16–6	8–14	—

Notable transactions

• July 31, 1933: Bob Smith was selected off waivers by the Braves from the Cincinnati Reds.[2]

Roster

1933 Boston Braves
Roster
Pitchers 18 Huck Betts 11,14 Ed Brandt 17 Bob Brown 16 Ben Cantwell 24 Ed Fallenstein 20 Fred Frankhouse 21 Leo Mangum 19 Socks Seibold 12 Bob Smith 26 Ray Starr 15 Tom Zachary		Catchers 23 Pinky Hargrave  8 Shanty Hogan  9 Al Spohrer Infielders 12 Hod Ford 27 Dick Gyselman  5 Buck Jordan  7 Fritz Knothe  1 Rabbit Maranville  6 Billy Urbanski  7 Pinky Whitney 26 Al Wright		Outfielders  3 Wally Berger 22 Earl Clark 10 Dutch Holland 14 Hal Lee  4 Randy Moore 10 Joe Mowry 11,14 Wes Schulmerich 22 Tommy Thompson  2 Red Worthington		Manager 33 Bill McKechnie Coaches 31 Hank Gowdy 32 Duffy Lewis

Player stats

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Shanty Hogan	96	328	83	.253	3	30
1B	Buck Jordan	152	588	168	.286	4	46
2B	Rabbit Maranville	143	478	104	.218	0	38
SS	Billy Urbanski	144	566	142	.251	0	35
3B	Pinky Whitney	100	382	94	.246	8	49
OF	Hal Lee	88	312	69	.221	1	28
OF	Randy Moore	135	497	150	.302	8	70
OF	Wally Berger	137	528	165	.313	27	106

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Joe Mowry	86	249	55	.221	0	20
Al Spohrer	67	184	46	.250	1	12
Fritz Knothe	44	158	36	.228	1	6
Dick Gyselman	58	155	37	.239	0	12
Tommy Thompson	24	97	18	.186	0	6
Wes Schulmerich	29	85	21	.247	1	13
Pinky Hargrave	45	73	13	.178	0	6
Red Worthington	17	45	7	.156	0	0
Dutch Holland	13	31	8	.258	0	3
Earl Clark	7	23	8	.348	0	1
Hod Ford	5	15	1	.067	0	1
Al Wright	4	1	1	1.000	0	0

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Ed Brandt	41	287.2	18	14	2.60	104
Ben Cantwell	40	254.2	20	10	2.62	57
Fred Frankhouse	43	244.2	16	15	3.16	83
Huck Betts	35	242	11	11	2.79	40
Tom Zachary	26	125	7	9	3.53	22

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Leo Mangum	25	84	4	3	3.32	28
Bob Smith	14	58.2	4	3	3.22	16
Socks Seibold	11	36.2	1	5	3.68	10
Ed Fallenstein	9	35	2	1	3.60	5

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Ray Starr	9	0	1	0	3.86	15
Bob Brown	5	0	0	0	2.70	3

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
A	Harrisburg Senators	New York–Pennsylvania League	Eddie Onslow
B	New Bedford Whalers	New England League	Freddie Maguire

[3]

Notes

1. Shanty Hogan page at Baseball Reference
2. Bob Smith page at Baseball Reference
3. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997

References

• 1933 Boston Braves season at Baseball Reference